McLaughlin Building

Listed: 2007

Constructed: 1891

Threat: Demolition by neglect; deterioration

Closest Town to Resource: Pueblo

Significance: The McLaughlin Block was built in 1891 in the Eclectic Victorian style with Romanesque features. The building was erected in dedication to Michael McLaughlin, who died in 1888. Originally constructed as a multi-purpose building, it contained a hotel and, on the commercial floor, two saloons, two restaurants, a barbershop, and a shoe shop. Before 1921, there was a garden level in the front of the building that was never unearthed after the flood later that year filled the area with mud and debris. This three-story building was/is vital in Pueblo’s Union Avenue Historic Commercial District. The Union Avenue area was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The building continues to stand vacant and continues to deteriorate with an out-of-town landowner.

Site Needs: Exterior maintenance, reestablish contact with the property owner, potentially pursue new preservation-minded owner (site may be for sale).

Update: There was little to no movement on this privately owned property until recently when it was sold to a real estate developer with tentative rehabilitation plans. CPI has been in contact to support restoration and potential funding for improvements.